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I will never understand the obsession some of you people have with taking and copying other people’s comments off their blogs and taking them to stir up a shit pot on your blog. I should think real life had something to offer you but obviously some of you have way too much time on your hands, and an axe to grind over the least little thing? Anyway, it’s not like I really care … I have nothing to hide, never did … and while I don’t understand the obsession over me and Johnny P, or my supposed talking to myself on his blog, I do think that is laughable, and perhaps shows how out of touch some of you people are with reality?!

Johnny P's blog and Bella's Blog are two separate individuals, that is not my blog (He's a very creative and interesting guy) but don't take my word for it, ask Johnny P! He would probably tell you troublemakers to go screw yourselves! My suggestion is that you still go out and howl at the moon or get a real life?!

Are you that starved for a little blog attention? good grief!

Sunrise's Kiss 6/18/08

Penetrating the early morning darkness with amber rays unyielding
Night is encouraged to give way to the beckoning sounds of a new days promise unfolding

Faint whispers echo through the stale morning air stirring lovers from dreams warm embrace

Sunrise's kiss is shared between them moments become frozen as thoughts and passions reign as one

Fragrances of the maiden dance upon the wind mesmerizing those with a melody pleasant to hear

Summoning courage from within corridors of both mind and soul, joining his hand to her lips.
Dawn’s early reply to the question posed by night’s late arrival is answered by both thought and deed.

Together swimming upon the waves of loves sweet release, following the incoming tides of life’s final reward.

> © 2008 JD Smith

This boy is full of it! and he's single ?! I told him I was going to post this up on my blog! so JD, whaddya got to say?

Bonnaroo opens with Metallica, Chris Rock

MANCHESTER, Tenn.—The smorgasbord of Bonnaroo began in earnest Friday with a packed slate highlighted by the rarest of double bills: Chris Rock followed by Metallica.

It was to be the first appearance for both at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, held annually south of Nashville on a 700-acre countryside site. Neither is exactly standard fare for the festival, which began in 2002 as primarily a jam band event. But in recent years, Bonnaroo has broadened and drawn a crowd more diverse than just hippies.

Still, how Metallica (a big draw this year) and its black-clad fans would mesh with the festival's laid-back vibe was a big question Friday. Also much-discussed was whether M.I.A., the British electronic dance-hall rapper, would show. She recently canceled her upcoming European tour because of exhaustion from touring, but was still expected to perform her Friday evening set.

The notorious Tennessee heat that has in the past made Bonnaroo a chore was thus far bearable. Thundershowers were expected Friday night and Saturday. Usually sold-out with an attendance of 80,000, this year's Bonnaroo hadn't yet reached capacity, but was overrun with tens of thousands of fans who came from far and wide to camp through the weekend.

"So is everyone having a nice communal experience?" Vampire Weekend lead singer Ezra Koenig asked the crowd. He later added, with perhaps some sarcasm: "You guys, I'm sure, have a full weekend in store of discovering yourselves and others."

to watch the live festival webcast performances
click here

The New York-based indie band Vampire Weekend was part of the relatively thin Thursday night slate that also included several comedians, a tradition of Bonnaroo. Janeane Garofalo and Zach Galifianakis were among those performing in the circus-style comedy tent. "They asked me if I wanted to perform at Bonnaroo and I said, 'Will there be a circus tent?'" joked Galifianakis.

His comedy often intersects with music; he plays piano during much of his act and he's starred in music videos for Fiona Apple and Kanye West, who's performing late Saturday night at Bonnaroo. Garofalo said the challenges for a comedian in such an environment can be many.

"Nothing is better for comedy than doing it during the day, having this kind of noise behind you and doing it in a circus tent," she joked. Also to play Friday were the Raconteurs, Willie Nelson, My Morning Jacket and the Swell Season and the duo of Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard and Czech pianist Marketa Irglova—the stars of the film "Once." Hansard said he's still adjusting to being the co-winner—along with Irglova—of the Academy Award for best original song ("Falling Slowly" from "Once").

"It's a new personality to try on or a new set of clothes to try on," said Hansard, who was less famous as the lead singer of the Frames. "Everything you've been is basically over. ... Sometimes it feels more comfortable having potential rather than having accreditation."

to visit the official bonnaroo site, click here.

By JAKE COYLE AP Entertainment Writer
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